وَأَخِيرًا،And finally,وَاصَلَcontinuedهِنْرِيHenryطَرِيقَهُhis wayإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِ،the front,وَبَدَتْand seemedأَصْوَاتُthe sounds ofالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battleمِثْلَlikeصَرِيرِthe creaking ofآلَةٍa machineمُرَوِّعَةٍ.terrifying.
And finally, Henry continued his way to the front, and the sounds of the battle seemed like the creaking of a terrifying machine.
كَانَwasسَمَاعُhearingتِلْكَthoseالْأَصْوَاتِvoicesرَائِعًا،wonderful,لَكِنْbutعَلَيْهِhe mustأَنْtoيَقْتَرِبَcome closerأَكْثَرَmoreلِيَرَىto seeمَاwhatيَحْدُثُ.is happening.
Hearing those voices was wonderful, but he must come closer to see what is happening.
وَصَلَarrivedهِنْرِيHenryإِلَىatطَرِيقٍa roadبِهِwithحَشْدٌa crowdمِنَofالرِّجَالِmenالْمُصَابِينَinjuredيَسِيرُونَwalkingبِبُطْءٍslowlyبَعِيدًاfarعَنْfromأَرْضِthe landالْمَعْرَكَةِ.of the battlefield.
Henry arrived at a road with a crowd of injured men walking slowly far from the battlefield.
كَانُواThey wereيَكِيلُونَthrowingالشَّتَائِمَcursesوَيَتَأَوَّهُونَand moaningوَيَبْكُونَ.and crying.
They were throwing curses, moaning, and crying.
كَانَThere wasأَحَدُهُمْone of themيَحْمِلُcarryingحِذَاءًa shoeمَلِيئًاfullبِالدِّمَاءِ،of blood,وَأَخَذَand he beganيَقْفِزُjumpingمِثْلَlikeتِلْمِيذٍa studentفِيinالْمَدْرَسَةِschoolوَيَضْحَكُand laughingكَالْمَجْنُونِ،like a madman,بَيْنَمَاwhileكَانَwasآخَرُanotherيُغَنِّيsingingبِصَوْتٍwith a voiceعَالٍloudمُرْتَعِشٍ.trembling.
One of them was carrying a shoe full of blood, jumping like a school student and laughing like a madman, while another was singing with a loud, trembling voice.
وَكَانَAnd there wereالْكَثِيرُmanyمِنَofالرِّجَالِthe menغَاضِبِينَ،angry,بَيْنَمَاwhileسَاعَدَhelpedبَعْضُهُمْsome of themفِيinحَمْلِcarryingضَابِطٍan officerكَانَwho wasيَصِيحُshoutingبِالْأَوَامِرِordersفِيatالرِّجَالِthe menالْقَرِيبِينَ.near him.
Many of the men were angry, while some of them helped carry an officer who was shouting orders at the men near him.
انْضَمَّjoinedهِنْرِيHenryإِلَىtoهَذَاthisالْحَشْدِcrowdوَسَارَand walkedمَعَهُمْ.with them.
Henry joined this crowd and walked with them.
سَارَWalkedرَجُلٌa manرَثُّwith tatteredالثِّيَابِclothesبِهُدُوءٍquietlyإِلَىtoجِوَارِnearهِنْرِي.Henry.
A man in tattered clothes walked quietly near Henry.
كَانَHe wasمُغَطًّىcoveredبِالْغُبَارِin dustوَالدِّمَاءِ،and blood,وَلَدَيْهِand he hadبُقَعُspotsبَارُودٍof gunpowderتُغَطِّىcoveringشَعْرَهُhis hairإِلَىdown toحِذَائِهِ.his shoes.
He was covered in dust and blood, with spots of gunpowder covering his hair down to his shoes.
وَكَانَAnd he wasيَسْتَمِعُlisteningإِلَىtoرَقِيبٍa sergeantيَتَحَدَّثُtalkingمَعَهُ.with him.
And he was listening to a sergeant talking with him.
وَبَعْدَAnd afterبُرْهَةٍ،a while,اقْتَرَبَapproachedالرَّجُلُthe manذُوwithالثِّيَابِclothesالرَّثَّةِtatteredمِنْtoهِنْرِيHenryمُحَاوِلًاtryingالتَّحَدَّثَto talkمَعَهُ.with him.
And after a while, the man with tattered clothes approached Henry, trying to talk with him.
رَأَىSawهِنْرِيHenryأَنَّthatالرَّجُلَthe manمُصَابٌwas injuredبِجُرْحَيْنِ:with two wounds:وَاحِدٌoneفِيinذِرَاعِهِhis armوَالْآخَرُand the otherفِيinرَأْسِهِ،his head,وَمَرْبُوطٌand tiedبِقِطْعَةِwith a piece ofقُمَاشٍclothمُمْتَلِئَةٍfullبِالدِّمَاءِ.of blood.
Henry saw that the man was injured with two wounds: one in his arm and the other in his head, tied with a piece of cloth full of blood.
كَانَWasصَوْتُthe voice ofالرَّجُلِthe manذِيwithالثِّيَابِthe clothesالرَّثَّةِtatteredرَقِيقًا،thin,وَبَدَتْand seemedعَيْنَاهُhis eyesوَكَأَنَّهُمَاas if theyتَتَوَسَّلَانِwere beggingشَيْئًا.for something.
The voice of the man in tattered clothes was thin, and his eyes seemed as if they were begging for something.
سَأَلَAskedالرَّجُلُ:the man:«كَانَتْ"It wasمَعْرَكَةًa battleجَيِّدَةً،good,أَلَيْسَisn't itكَذَلِكَ؟»like that?"
The man asked: "It was a good battle, wasn't it?"
رَفَعَRaisedهِنْرِيHenry——الَّذِيwhoكَانَwasمُسْتَغْرِقًاimmersedفِيinالتَّفْكِيرِthinking——بَصَرَهُhis gazeإِلَىtoالْوَجْهِthe face——الْبَائِسِwretchedالْمُغَطَّىcoveredبِالدِّمَاءِin blood——وَقَالَ:and said:«مَاذَا؟»"What?"
Henry, who was immersed in thought, raised his gaze to the wretched, blood-covered face and said: "What?"
سَأَلَAskedالرَّجُلُthe manمَجَرَّدًا:again:«كَانَتْ"It wasمَعْرَكَةًa battleجَيِّدَةً،good,أَلَيْسَisn'tكَذَلِكَ؟»it like that?"
The man asked again: "It was a good battle, wasn't it?"
قَالَSaidهِنْرِي:Henry:«بَلَى.»"Yes."
Henry said: "Yes."
وَبَدَأَAnd he startedيُسْرِعُhurryingفِيinالسَّيْرِ،walking,لَكِنَّbutالرَّجُلَthe manلَحِقَهُ.caught up with him.
And he started hurrying in walking, but the man caught up with him.
قَالَSaidالرَّجُلُ:the man:«لَمْ"I have notأَرَseenرِجَالًاmenيُقَاتِلُونَfightingهَكَذَاlike thisمِنْbefore,قَبْلُpreviously,يَاohلَهَاwhatمِنْaمَعْرَكَةٍ!battle!
The man said: "I have never seen men fighting like this before, what a battle!"
كُنْتُ"I wasأَعْرِفُknowingأَنَّthatفِتْيَانَنَاour youthsسَيَتَحَلَّوْنَwould adorn themselvesبِالْقُوَّةِwith strengthمَاas soon asإِنْifيَبْدَأُstartsالْقِتَالُ.»the fight."
"I knew that our youths would be endowed with strength as soon as the fight begins."
«كُنْتُ"I wasأَعْلَمُknowingأَنَّthatالْأُمُورَmattersسَتَئُولُwould turnلِمَاto whatآلَتْthey have turnedإِلَيْهِ،to,فَلَاfor noيُمْكِنُcanهَزِيمَةُdefeatفِتْيَانِنَاour youth,يَاohسَيِّدِي.my lord.
"I knew that matters would turn to what they have turned to, for our youth cannot be defeated, my lord.
إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyمُحَارِبُونَare warriorsلَاwithoutشَكٍّ.»a doubt."
Indeed, they are warriors without a doubt."
نَظَرَLookedالرَّجُلُthe manإِلَىatهِنْرِيHenryعِدَّةَseveralمَرَّاتٍtimesلِيُشَجِّعَهُto encourage himعَلَىinالْحَدِيثِ،talking,لَكِنَّهُbut heلَمْdid notيَرُدَّrespondعَلَيْهِ،to him,فَوَاصَلَso continuedالرَّجُلُthe manحَدِيثَهُ.his talk.
The man looked at Henry several times to encourage him to talk, but he did not respond to him, so the man continued his talk.
قَالَ:He said:«كُنْتُ"I wasأَتَحَدَّثُtalkingمَعَwithفَتًىa youthمِنْfromجُورْجِيَاGeorgiaفِيinجَيْشِthe armyالْعَدُوِّ،of the enemy,وَقَالَand he saidإِنَّهُthat heسَيَهْرُبُwould escapeمَاas soon asإِطْلَاقُthe firing ofالنِّيرَانِguns begins;فَقُلْتُso I saidإِنَّنَاthat weلَنْwould notنَفْعَلَ.do so.
He said: "I was talking with a youth from Georgia in the enemy's army, and he said that he would escape as soon as the firing of guns begins; so I said that we would not do so."
قُلْتُ:I said:«رُبَّمَا"Perhapsيَفِرُّruns awayرِجَالُهُ،»his men,"وَضَحِكَ.and he laughed.
I said: "Perhaps his men run away," and he laughed.
«حَسَنًا،"Well,لَمْdid notيَفِرَّrun awayأَحَدٌanyoneالْيَوْمَ،today,أَلَيْسَisn't itكَذَلِكَ؟like that?حَارَبَFoughtالْجَمِيعُeveryoneبِأَقْصَىwith the utmostمَاof whatيَسْتَطِيعُونَthey canمِنْofجُهْدٍ.»effort."
"Well, no one ran away today, isn't that so? Everyone fought with the utmost effort they could."